The Penllergare Trust is holding its third annual Country Fayre on the 21st of September and with the success of last year it should be a great day out for all the family. Apart from he beautiful woodlands, lakes and river, you can see the work of the Penllergare Trust and its dedicated team of…
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Be a #LocalHero and help us to keep Penllergare Valley Woods clean and tidy for our visitors and wildlife! Meet outside the office cabin at 10am to join a guided picking group, or collect a litter picking kit and make your own way around the woods. Collect as much litter as you can, and meet…
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Join Hywel Evans of the Glamorgan Fungus Group for a guided walk of Penllergare Valley Woods and learn all about the different types of fungi which grow in the woods. Meet in the main car park at Penllergare ready to set-off at 10:30am. The walk will last for 1.5-2 hours. This event is free of…
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The Penllergare Valley Woods Running Group meets at Penllergare every Sunday at 10am with two groups for either new runners starting out on the C25k programme (Couch to 5k in 9 weeks!) or an advanced group for runners doing 5-10k. The latest batch of C25k runners started the programme on 6th January, with around 70…
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Enter our Potting Shed Raffle in our Coffee Shop for a chance to win one of five fabulous prizes! Just £1 a go!!! Prizes: Picnic Basket Hamper Toy Scarecrow Cream Tea for Two (at our Coffee Shop) Gardener’s Basket Bird Feed Basket The winners will be drawn at random on Saturday 26th May at our…
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Pick-up an I-Spy sheet from the Coffee Shop for just £1 and hunt for the woodland items shown on it as you explore the woods and valley. Can you find a bird’s feather, an item that floats, and something never seen before??! All proceeds go towards the ongoing care of our woods and wildlife. Why…
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Help us to keep Penllergare clean and tidy for our visitors! Join one of our groups or collect a litter picking kit from our office at 10am, pick a route, and see how much rubbish you can clean up for us as you walk around the woods. Help us even more by getting sponsored to…
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Visit our Coffee Shop in October for some special Halloween and Autumn flavours: Try our Halloween special Pumpkin and Ginger Spice cake, along with a cinnamon hot chocolate, or coffee. We offer syrups in Cinnamon, Caramel, Vanilla, or Hazelnut flavours, and are planning to add…
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The first ever Penllergare Valley Woods calendar is now on sale at our Coffee Shop and in our online shop. Priced at just £6.95, the calendar includes photographs by some of our valued volunteers and supporters, showing the beautiful scenery and wildlife of Penllergare. All proceeds go to The Penllergare Trust to help us to…
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Voting is now closed. Thank you to every one who voted for us. Please vote for Penllergare in the People’s Choice Awards for the top ten Green Flag parks in the UK! Please click the link below and then click ‘vote for this site’. It would be fantastic if we could be voted into…
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